OWA for iPad and iPhone now available

In line with my voiced expectations of more apps for Office 365 Microsoft has just release OWA for iPad and iPhone. You can read all about it and see it in action at:http://blogs.office.com/b/office365tech/archive/2013/07/16/owa-for-iphone-and-owa-for-ipad.aspxAt the moment it is only for Office 365 users but it is apparently slated to shortly also become available for on premise and other Exchange hosted solutions.In essences it looks very much like what you see when you use the browser interface although it does have some nice touches.

Like I said it is very much the same as using a browser interface but it does however it does offer some capabilities only available through native integration with the device including:

Stored credentials so you are automatically logged into the app

Push notifications that actively notify you of new email

Meeting reminders that pop up even when the app is closed

Voice activated actions like scheduling a meeting or sending email

Contact sync so that OWA contacts are recognized by the iPhone’s caller ID function

Remote wipe capability that allows IT to delete email and calendar data in the app from the device in the event that the device gets lost or the user leaves the organization